Emission Factor

District heating (CHP and heating plant mix)

0.254
kgCO2e/kWh

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of mix of district heating from combined power and heat (CHP) and heating plants incl. district heating network/line losses/pumping current. Total life cycle incl. transport + material input without disposal. Retrieved from GEMIS v5.0.

PropertyValue
NameDistrict heating (CHP and heating plant mix)
SectorEnergy
CategoryHeat and Steam
SourceGEMIS
Source DatasetGEMIS model and database v5.0
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.254kg/kWh
  • CO20.237 kg/kWh
  • CH40.00041 kg/kWh
  • N2O0.00002 kg/kWh
  • CO2e of other gases0.00022 kg/kWh
Scopes
LCA Activity
upstream-use_phase-transport
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
heat_and_steam-type_district_chp
UUID
7ee6ccb0-b46b-4032-9e86-7cd934450b6d
Code Snippet
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